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Dung beetle

Oxysternon conspicillatum

Description:

24 mm long. Green and black beetle, male with a short horn raising in the head. Feed habitat: Coprophagus.

Habitat:

Widely distributed from grasslands to primary forests, from very humid montane forests to the lowlands, both in the Eats and West tropical lands of Ecuador.

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OlivierB
OlivierB 5 years ago
dung beetle
Oxysternon conspicillatum


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GustavoMorejon
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GustavoMorejon

Nanegalito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Spotted on Jul 19, 2001
Submitted on Jan 12, 2012

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